Beirut vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$555
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
75
93
😀 Quality of life
61
83
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.33M

The cost of living in Beirut is 34% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4691st and 6227th ($1165 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Lebanon and Taiwan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 4996th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691